Posted in2020 Retention
What’s a judicial retention election, anyway?
Injustice Watch answers your questions about the upcoming judicial retention races in Cook County.
judicial elections
Posted in2018 Primary
Cook County judicial candidate, colleague misled jury into wrongful conviction
Cook County judge said judicial candidate Michael Gerber and his co-counsel’s statements in a recently overturned conviction “amounted to a purposeful due process violation that led to petitioner’s conviction.”
Posted in2016 Primary
16 judge candidates fail to win bar support, but will voters care?
Of the 81 candidates running, 16 have failed to be recommended for the bench by both the Chicago Bar Association (CBA) and the Chicago Council of Lawyers (CCL). Another 13 have received negative evaluations by one or the other.
Posted in2016 Primary
Cook County judicial candidates: who’s running and how they’re rated
Dozens are vying for judge’s seats in Cook County. Not all of them got recommendations from local bar groups.
Posted in2016 Primary
Past blemishes no bar to seeking Cook County judicial seat
If history is a guide, the principal attributes of the winners in Cook County’s judicial races will not be their qualifications — their legal experience, education, and temperament — but rather the ethnicity of their names, their skin color, gender, campaign financing, and ballot position.
Posted inJudicial Elections
Becoming a Circuit Judge in Cook County
Becoming a circuit judge in Cook County is a complex process. Here’s an explanation of how it works.